The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12
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II i, proposed to put eighty million l;-~iln
peasants back into >,.rl,iont.
George Gould has been elected President of
three Of his fathers Southwestern railways.
Rhode I>land'> new Iiquor law, passed by the
Senate III concurrence, is stringent in lis pro-
visions.
The date for the Americas cup race, have
been fixed tur September 18th and 18th and
October l>t.
The Canadian Pacific is. it is said >cckiu. Il
connection with part of the Vanderbilt system
of railroads.
President Cleveland will take part in the ,!rl-
iration of the New Haven soldiers Monument
june l. n"Nt.
Fifty thousand copies of Mrs trvrIand'>
photograph have already been >oll. The de
mand j. about 2e1 Hay.
The steamer John Knox was wrecked on the
Newfoundland coast and her entire crew Of
tWrntN Whine men We're drowned.
!, party Of New orleans rcyrli,r, wrnt to
"rharNari'' II ncWlv marric, couple. The
groom stabbed the leader with sabre and the
man will die
Mr.. Martin =. Tupprr, the author Of PRO
verbal Philosophy" is almost entirely broken
down in health. He will be >eNrnty->c>cn
Years of age next July.
The Portuguese Government has inN tied pro-
po>al> for the establishment ul Il line of Stean-
ships between Lisbon and the colonies of Pur-
tllgHl on the East and West coasts Of Africa.
There is no doubt in the mind Of Sunset Coz
rs to The Presidents Willingness to accept Il re-
nomination. Mr.. Cox. says that Carlisle is
sure 10 he elected Speaker of the next liou>r.
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Ohio led to il riot and the shooting of sc,cr;
Young men: while in another prohibition vie
tory led to an attempt to destroy the Town
Hall and other public buildings hv The saloon
keepers.
A rather strict observance of the sunday
liquor law had Il depressing effect on the major
tN of New York citizens. The police We're
very much on the alert and arrested Il number
of bartendcr> aWc>>iy inclined.
An earthquake occurred in Arizona May l.,
and although no great amount of damage was
done, it was still quite severe. Houses shook
i'll many places. There We're several mountain
slides. and Il small lake disappeared.
Louis ko>suth. the Hungarian patriot. is
living at Turin ut the az" of y, years. He has
renollnccd all active pursuits of any sort what
ever. His son, Major ko>>uth. is the magnatc
Of the whole western network Of Italian rail-
ways.
Mrs Martha Mitchell. widow of the late Al
cNan'lcr Mitchell. receives by her husbands
will the income of S36,tM0 a year in addition to
900 in such shares of stocks or bonds l>
she may select and th" family homestead dur
ing life.
The cN-Empre>s Eugenie, it is said, still
bears traces of delicate beauty. Slender erect,
and with Il superb figure, She is at once to be
recognized is @randc dame. Her complexion
is admirably preserved and her hair vet shows
tint> OF pale gold
Henry George and Dr. McGlynn have started
the Ant-Porcrty Society. A large meeting of
Sympathizcr> in this unique organization held
a meeting in Chickering Hall. New York. Mon
day night. and speeches We're made by the All
Nocate> of the new order.
During the month of April the mean temper
aturc for Boston was 1879 deg, the highest was
l9.6 deg. on the 10th. and the lowest % deg. on
the 9th. The total rainfall for the month was
262 inches, which was the smallest prccpit:l-
tion, with four exceptions, iv-t14carS.
Speaker Carlisle thinks the next House will
pass bill materially reducing the customs ,l,l-
ties. lie thinks there will he no repeal of in
ternal revenue taxes. and ought not to be. If
the tobacco tax is disturbed at all, Carlisle
would rather see it repealed. lie thinks the
whisky tax should remain.
An able and very intcreStin. address on the
labor question was delivered last Monday night
by Mr.. Edward Atkinson before the Central
Labor Union at New Era Hall, Boston. He
gave facts and figures in regard to the margin
of profits, and clearly demonstrated that short
er days were. not feasible ut present.